Every generation thinks the generation that follows them isn’t as good.
“Kids these days don’t know how good they have it” and other claims that the new generation doesn’t work as hard as they did or have common sense.
It’s not uncommon, The Greatest Generation of the World War II era thought they were better than the Baby Boomers. The game goes from Generation X, Millennial and now Gen Z.
When you’re lumping millions and millions of people into one category based on when they were born, it’s hard to find any kind of scientific evidence that can prove your argument.
But, thanks to one photo recently shared, I’ll make the claim that people in the 1920s had no idea what the hell they were doing sometimes.
Take for example this photo of Forbes Field during the 1925 World Series between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Senators.
According to Baseball Cathedrals on Twitter, it has been raining in Pittsburgh, so to get the field ready for play, gasoline was poured onto the infield and lit on fire.
Plastic and other similar substances weren’t widely used at the time, but you think they could’ve thought of something tarp-like to protect the field from the rain and you know…not light it on fire!
The practice was more common, seemingly before common sense, but it is still used from time to time.
A high school field was doused in gas back in 2019 and set ablaze. Instead of drying the field, it cost $50,000 in damages.
So yeah, reflect on the “good old days” all you want but remember, not matter what generation, there are people who made/make insanely silly and sometimes dangerous decision.